World Trade Organization members this week debated next steps to advance agriculture negotiations after failing to agree to any framework or roadmap for the talks at the 12th and 13th ministerial conferences, with some pushing to build on the text from MC13 while others, including the U.S., are skeptical.
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“What is the feasibility of the Department establishing a joint US-EU-UK Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force to enable policy and enforcement coordination with the U.S. Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force?”
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The Commerce secretary will be in Nairobi April 23-25.
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The proposal is among several trade bills set to be marked up by the House Ways & Means Committee on Wednesday.
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The House Ways & Means Committee on Wednesday advanced a slew of trade bills including proposals to renew and reform the Generalized System of Preferences and limit the range of shipments that qualify for de minimis treatment, completing a lengthy markup session in which panel Democrats assailed the majority’s legislating process.
Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday criticized U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai for what they called lax trade enforcement efforts, an abdication of leadership on digital trade policies and for not opening markets for U.S. exporters.
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Wednesday made a forceful call for action to address Beijing’s policies in the electric vehicle sector, telling lawmakers the U.S. must take steps now to ensure domestic producers have a fair shot at competing on the global market.
A new White House Climate and Trade Task Force will develop a more sustainable U.S. trade policy, boost emissions monitoring and promote clean manufacturing to reduce emissions caused by global trade, the Biden administration’s climate envoy announced on Tuesday.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative will pursue consultations with China as it conducts an investigation of the country’s policies and practices in the maritime, logistics and shipbuilding industries, USTR said on Wednesday, announcing a public comment period and a hearing in late May to inform the probe.
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World Trade Organization members must “be very careful” in invoking the national security exception to prevent a race to the bottom, Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said on Tuesday, urging similar restraint if former President Donald Trump wins re-election and imposes his proposed 10 percent across-the-board tariff.
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The U.S., the European Union and a few other closely allied countries have revived a U.S. proposal to codify certain question-and-answer practices related to subsidy notifications at the World Trade Organization, with the goal of improving transparency.
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President Biden on Wednesday is set to announce the launch of an investigation by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative into Beijing's practices in the shipbuilding sector and call on the agency to triple Section 301 tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from China.
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U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai will tell the House Ways & Means Committee today that her office is “closely reviewing” a petition to investigate unfair trade practices in the Chinese shipbuilding industry, remarks that reiterate administration efforts to use trade policy to empower workers, strengthen supply chains and promote inclusivity.
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The U.S. on Tuesday filed its second-ever request for a dispute settlement panel under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s rapid-response mechanism, this time over a labor dispute at a call center in Mexico.
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The deal’s implementing legislation calls for five economic impact studies by 2031.
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House Ways & Means Republicans on Tuesday repeatedly sparred with U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai over what they described as a “feckless” and “toothless” trade policy, while Tai forcefully pushed back against their claims -- even telling one GOP member her approach was “disrespectful.”
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